JWT Decoder

Paste any JSON Web Token to read its header and payload instantly, see expiry in plain language, and verify HMAC signatures with your secret — all offline, nothing transmitted.

JWT token

Paste a token above — its header and payload will be decoded instantly, offline.
Tokens are decoded and verified entirely on your device. Nothing is transmitted anywhere.

How to use

  1. 1

    Paste the JWT into the token box.

  2. 2

    Read the decoded header and payload.

  3. 3

    Check the expiry verdict.

  4. 4

    Optionally enter your HMAC secret to verify the signature.

Supported formats

Accepts

Produces

FAQ

No. Decoding is pure base64url math in your browser, and even signature verification uses local Web Crypto.

HS256, HS384 and HS512 with a shared secret. RS256/ES256 need public-key handling beyond a quick decoder.

The exp claim is compared against your device clock. Check your clock if a fresh token looks expired.

No — it is a decoder and verifier only, which keeps secrets out of the page.

About this tool: JWT Decoder

Inspect and verify JSON Web Tokens

The JWT Decoder unpacks a JSON Web Token into its three readable parts — header, payload and signature — displaying the decoded claims in pretty-printed JSON with issued-at and expiry timestamps translated into human time. Optional HMAC signature verification confirms a token's integrity when you supply the secret.

JWTs are base64url, not encrypted — a fact every developer should see once. Pasting a token here and reading its claims (who it belongs to, what roles it grants, when it expires) is the fastest way to debug authentication issues and to internalise what a token actually reveals.

Decoding and verification run entirely in your browser: tokens pasted during debugging — which often contain user identifiers and permissions — never leave your device. The tool decodes and verifies; it never sends, stores or logs your tokens.

Like every Piclizer tool, this one runs entirely in your browser — your files stay on your device.

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